Tag Archives: River Thames

lovelondonscenes 128 – From Flat Iron Square to Kings Cross

Posted on April 23, 2017 by John S

Yesterday Kath and I walked from Flat Iron Square, which is just down from Borough Market, through old London, to Kings Cross. Inspired in part by Peter Ackroyd’s “London – The Biography” which I’m reading at the moment. No other … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes 126 – Heron by Vauxhall Bridge

Posted on April 14, 2017 by John S

Walking to work yesterday the sun was shining and a lone heron was perched on the Thames shoreline at low tide. I couldn’t resist stopping and taking a few pictures. Shooting into the sun, the grey stones and mud, the … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes – 122 – Views from Lambeth Bridge

Posted on February 22, 2017 by John S

It’s about 5.30, Friday evening. I’m on my way to a leaving do at the brilliant Zeitgeist bar in Vauxhall. On the Black Prince Road. Excellent German beers. It’s a wonderful evening, seeing and talking to so many good people. … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes 120 – Hammersmith by the river

Posted on January 21, 2017 by John S

I went for a cycle along the river this afternoon. At about 3pm this afternoon, the low sun was creating some interesting shade and colours. First, as I stopped at the Old Ship for a pint of Youngs Special. Mmmm… … Continue reading →

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A walk from the source of the River Thames

Posted on January 1, 2017 by John S

On 29 and 30 December, my wife Kath, our good friends Jon and Maggie, and I walked the Thames path, from its source in Gloucestershire, not far from Cirencester. We took a train to Kemble and got a cab to … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes 113 – Night view from Hungerford Bridge

Posted on July 9, 2016 by John S

A view I never tire of – the lights of London as darkness falls. Been a bit slack on the London photos recently. Too much work… and football on TV. Plenty stored up, and always something round the corner. We … Continue reading →

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Safety in numbers!

Posted on May 30, 2016 by John S

Today Kath and I, with our friends Jon and Maggie, walked along the Thames path from Cholsey downstream to Tilehurst, just outside Reading. Some very beautiful scenes, which I’ll post later this week; but I loved this scene of some … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes 110 – Sundown over the Thames at Hammersmith

Posted on January 31, 2016 by John S

I walked alongside the river for a bit yesterday, from Hammersmith to Chiswick – that’s where the Lemmy shots came from beforehand – and took these shots. It was around 4pm. Wow, nature is such a thing, isn’t it?

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lovelondonscenes – 103. A walk from Erith to Greenwich.

Posted on August 31, 2015 by John S

On the Saturday just gone, Kath and I, with our friends Jon and Maggie, took a succession of trains out to Erith, in Kent, not far from Dartford, to walk back along the River Thames into Greenwich. Why? Well, the … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes – 102

Posted on August 28, 2015 by John S

The muddy flats of the Thames as the tide drifts away. Photos taken yesterday afternoon, as I strolled from Putney to Chiswick. By the time I got to Chiswick Mall it was pretty much low tide. Near Putney Bridge, looking … Continue reading →

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